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  1. 7 hours ago, McTeeko said:

    What time of year did you do it? We’re a wee bit worried the sites will be really mobbed so no sure whether to just rough it or no? Obviously we’d like to hook up the van to fully use the appliances....

    I went round by car 3rd week in June - did most of the 500 but started from Loch Lomond up to Fort William down to Kyle of Lochalsh then picked up the 500 from Lochcarron - visited Plockton first - probs the most beautiful place Ive seen - went over the mountain/hill  to Applecross and right up to Durness - amazing beach right next to golf course - then across to John O Groats and down to Inverness. I stayed in small hotels and did the Youth Hostel in Durness so no camp sites - but the roads weren't busy at that time.

  2. On 21/04/2018 at 7:25 PM, McTeeko said:

    12 nights in Russia for the World Cup for us, the North Coast 500 in a VW Campervan in late July then Istanbul/Tel Aviv and Albania for the Scotland games ✊🏼

    I did a billy nomates golfing trip round most of North Coast 500 last year. Absolutely fantastic trip. Scenery just stunning.

    2 golf trips this year...first one Inverness..wick..dingwall..kyle of lochalsh..oban..campbeltown.

    Second one round Wales..monmouth..swansea..tenby..pembroke..haverfordwest..fishguard..aberystwyth..carnaervon.

  3. 103 courses in 2016..111 last year ..weather putting paid to any attempt at that figure this year. Only at 8 so far and a shocker on Saturday at Thirsk and Northallerton. Greens and tees were fine..nice layout ..but course was still wet and they hadnt cut fairways for ages so every hole was rough all the way. Doing my billy nomates golf holidays in June round Scotland and July round Wales. Going to Inverness...Wick..Dingwall..Kyle of Lochalsh ..oban and lastly Campbeltown ..play as many corses as poss on the way with 9 holers at Gairloch..Lochcarron..2 on Skye then ferry to Mallaig to play Traigh.

  4. The Government announce pay rises in England and Wales of 6.5 per cent. But hang on this is over THREE years   - this equates to less than 2 per cent each year. So why are the BBC News and other government supporting news media outlets reporting it as 6.5 per cent with the THREE year bit as an afterthought.  Any independent source would not be compliant in applying the same government spin. To make matters worse BBC news does voxpops with a couple of NHS staff who seem to think they are in for a big pay rise - 2 per cent of poor wages is fuck all. BBC are a fucking state propaganda mouthpiece . 

  5. 6 hours ago, Duncan Blackheart said:

    If you do that journey again, try Silloth if you haven’t played it already. A bit out the way but worth the trip.

    Played Silloth last November for £30 - its £60 in summer. They still had the full course on - brilliant course - one of my favourites from last year - there's another cracker just down the Cumbrian coast at Seascale. My favourite course of all last year was Golspie - when I was doing a trip round the North Coast 500. For an overall experience - the nine hole (18 tees) course at Durness on top left corner of Scotland was fabulous - views of the beach at one side - go over the hill and mountains on the other - with the last hole a par 3 over the crags and inlet to the green. Honesty box and a kettle in the wee clubhouse at half time.

  6. he was about as funny as Bob Monkhouse and Miranda put together. Was banged to rights from the evidence in his tax evasion trial but a scouse jury refused to convict him  - much like Gerrard got away with his assault. So the establishment give him a knighthood as well. Getting loads of arse licking pish on the North West of England news the night

  7. Just started on this year's quest to play as many different courses as poss - wont get anywhere near last year total of 111.

    Was looking for somewhere to play on way up from Blackpool to Glasgow  last Friday -most courses in NNorth of England either closed or on temps so decided to go to Southerness just south of Dumfries. Winter price was £35 - £55 after March - it gets cracking reviews and meant to be really hard - but although the course was in great nick and members were very friendly - have to say the course to me was just quite nice. I expected it to be a lot harder and more memorable holes but found it quite easy with wide fairways and a lot of holes looking very similar  -particularly on front nine.  So although enjoyable  -certainly not worth the visitor green fees - maybe a lower handicapper might think it more quality  -dunno.

     

  8. Forget all this harvesting shyte , the real issue is that the SSC has screwed up with this ticket allocation. Guys that have gone to every away game in years have not been notified about the ticket sale, the initial opening of the ticket sales was screwed up then the same folk had no idea of the resale time. I was just fortunate one of my mates mentioned it this morning and fluked it. Its no way to treat people.

  9. 11 minutes ago, mariokempes56 said:

    I am very not chuffed . Utter joke of a site and system. 9 pointer - tried to buy when first "on-sale"-system fuk up, then  no email to say it was now yesterday so now totally  missed out.

    I nearly missed out as well Dave  -on nine points previously too - it was only a  mate of mine telling me they were sold out this morning  -just got lucky on second login.

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